China vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate
China
3.38 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sweden
3.75 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
153rd
Sweden rank
150th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- China
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.75 % change on previous year against 3.38 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.37 % change on previous year.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
China ranks 153rd and Sweden ranks 150th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 % change on previous year | 8.73 % change on previous year | 5.92 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1970s | 8.34 % change on previous year | 11.6 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1980s | 15.88 % change on previous year | 10.25 % change on previous year | 5.63 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 18.08 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 13.9 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | 14.4 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | 10.41 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 11.49 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | 7.14 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 5.66 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 0.475 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, China or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.75 % change on previous year against 3.38 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between China and Sweden?
- 0.37 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- China ranks 153rd and Sweden ranks 150th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.